I have not posted on this forum for a few years but today, I am so at a loss of what to do that I thought I would vent my frustrations.
I am pre diabetic and have managed to keep my glucose levels around 40-43 over the past 8 years. Could be better but I am managing it.
Cholesterol on the other hand is not playing ball and a few years ago I had a test come back at 7.8, Gp gave me 3 months to retake and it came back at 5.8. A pat on the back and off I went. Then a couple of years later it came back as 8, given another 3 months and I got it to 5.6.
Last year, I was sprung another test without warning and, you guessed it, it came back at 8.9! She was adamant I went on statins but I bought another 3 months and even though I had a holiday and a wedding in between but thought if I kept to plan the rest of the time I would be ok. It came back at 6.8, they were much happier and asked for a 6 month review.
I came back from Scotland on 2nd January and Knuckled down to a good way of eating. No alcohol, oily fish 3 times a week, tried avocados and discovered I am allergic to them but persevered using only olive oils and avocado oil to cook with and have with salads, ditched the mayo and low carb bread cooked everything from scratch and ate nuts as a snack. Reduced the few carbs I ate and I upped my supplements, taking Plant sterols, berberine and lecithin 3 times a day and drinking Inulin before bed. I was so focussed.
I booked a blood test for 23rd March and yesterday off I went. Got the results back today and it has come back as 7.5! I am devastated. I had tried so hard and all for nothing. Now they will definitely want me on a statin, something I have tried to avoid but the thing that most upsets me is because I tried so hard.
Not sure where I go from here. Saw what statins did to my lovely mum and they scare me. I have felt like crying all day. I am feeling “ what is the point?!”
A1c was 43, better than 46 last year and I have lost a stone since my test in May 22.
If you made it this far thanks for reading.